Print wirelessly with Google Cloud Print

You can print documents and pictures from your Android device with Cloud Print. There are two main ways of going about this, largely depending on what type of printer you have.

Modern wi-fi printers are either Cloud Print Ready or not. If they are, it makes it easy to print from an Android device, or via a Chrome web browser. See the steps below for Cloud Print Ready printing, or read our alternative article on how to print from a non-Cloud Print Ready printer.

Video: how to print from an Android device

How to use a Cloud Print Ready printer

Cloud Print Ready printers connect directly to the web and don’t require a PC to setup: you can connect one to your Google Cloud Print account in seconds, and immediately start printing to it. It's easiest to print from a Google App of any sort. Whether you’re using the Google Drive app on Android, or Gmail on iOS, or just logged into the web interface for Google Docs from a remote computer, you can print directly from Google Apps into the Google Cloud Printer service.

1) Network your printerSet up your Cloud Print Ready printer as per the manufacturer’s instructions to connect it to your home wi-fi network.

2) Register your printerAgain, you’ll need to refer to your printer’s instructions for precise details on how to register your printer for Cloud Print. You may be required to access your printer’s configuration utility via a web browser, then click the Google Cloud Print Services option and sign in with your Google account.

3) Enable Cloud Print on your tablet/phoneOn your Android tablet, open the Settings app, then tap Printing > Cloud Print. Make sure Cloud Print is set to On. Your tablet will search for available printers – your printer should turn up in the search results.

4) Print from your tabletOpen the file you want to print in an app on your tablet – Photos for example – then tap the Options icon and tap Print. Your printer should already be selected. Choose the number of copies and the paper size, then tap the printer icon.